Sean Rice's wife shared a throwback photo of their wedding just months before the Dancing On Ice Star died.
To mark their anniversary, Jodeyne Higgins captioned the sweet photograph of her and Sean smiling from the back of a wedding car: "Love you then, now, and always!"
Canadian native Jodeyne was partnered up with Sean and the pair went on to scoop bronze medals in skating in 1993 and 1995.
After spending so much time together on the ice, the pair eventually went from a professional couple to a married one.
They were Canadian fours champions four times running between 1993 and 1996, but Jodeyne decided to step back from competitive skating a few years later.
But the husband and wife skating duo then landed the job of professionals on Dancing On Ice and flew to the UK in 2011.
The pair have a daughter together, Signey who is eight years old.
Sean, 49 passed away on January 14 and the cause of his death is not currently known.
Fellow skater and friend of Sean, Frankie Poultney, broke the news on Twitter.
Frankie wrote: "Pro skaters are heartbroken today, we lost a true larger than life great - an epic skater, a husband, father, and my friend of 20 years.
"Sean Rice, 20/07/72 - 14/01/22 gone too soon, but we will Love You For A Thousand Years. All of our thoughts are with Signey and Jodeyne."
Jodeyne shared a snap of Sean and Signey in front of Christmas lights on Christmas Day with a message that read: "Wishing all our family and friends near and far a happy holiday season full of love and joy. Hugs from the 3 of us."
On social media she promotes wellness and describes herself as a "proud mum", while friends have called Sean a "great husband and poppa bear".
A spokesperson for Dancing On Ice said: "We are all deeply saddened to hear this news. Sean was a wonderful skater and friend to many on the Dancing On Ice team. Our thoughts are with his family at this sad time."
A GoFundMe page has already raised thousands of pounds to help Jodeyne and their daughter Signey, eight.
One message on the page paid tribute to "poppa bear Sean", and added: "The world has lost a great man - a coach, son, friend, husband and poppa bear. It’s with immense sadness to say that Sean Rice has passed away".
"Sean was a passionate, larger than life man who would stop and give to anyone who needed him. It’s with that same spirit, we are reaching out to everyone to pour prayers and love over Jodeyne and Signey during this very difficult time.'
"So many people have reached out asking how they can help and so we have set up this go fund account to support Jodeyne and Signey at this time. Let’s take care of them the same way Sean always took care of others."
Sean skated on the show in 2011 and 2012 and was paired up with Angela Rippon and ski racer Chemmy Alcott.
Chemmy wrote on Twitter: "Have just heard the tragic news that Sean Rice, my partner from DOI has passed away."
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Chloe Madeley, who starred in the 2011 series with Sean shared a tribute to the dad-of-one on Instagram : "He was a strong, honest, kind and incredibly funny man who did things on the ice that made my jaw drop.
"Sean and Jodeyne were the only couple I went to watch rehearse on tour, because every lift was something spectacular.
"My thoughts are with Sean's wife Jodeyne and their daughter Signey."
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